League

Tufeni Arena
Spectators: 7947 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Stuart Osbourn started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. THFC Youth Academy's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Denzil Marchant 6 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Denzil Marchant who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Kevin Tonkin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Robert Tandy hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Zackary Haper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rod Gill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute of the match THFC Youth Academy got a corner. F C Tufeni's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rod Gill ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ash Bramble fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Tonkin having to interfere. Stuart Osbourn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 played minutes F C Tufeni got a freekick which was hit by Jay Linford. THFC Youth Academy's Kevin Tonkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save THFC Youth Academy from getting a goal against them. Alexander Bolton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Alex Warrender managed to get in a good position for a shot. F C Tufeni's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Warrender was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kevin Tonkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ash Bramble sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute of the match Terry Longthorn sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zackary Haper skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Osbourn in the 46th minute of play forced F C Tufeni's goalkeeper Zackary Haper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Denzil Marchant made the kick off in the second half. Alex Blower's late challenge caught a F C Tufeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Blower helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Alex Blower hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F C Tufeni's Ethan Bradley couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 55th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for THFC Youth Academy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Osbourn in the 57th minute of play forced F C Tufeni's goalkeeper Zackary Haper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Tandy kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Alexander Bolton charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexander Bolton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Alexander Bolton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ash Bramble had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Denzil Marchant's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kevin Tonkin was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 74thth minute of the game Denzil Marchant who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THFC Youth Academy's Kevin Tonkin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ash Bramble received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Kevin Tonkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. THFC Youth Academy's Kevin Tonkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denzil Marchant in the 78th minute of play. When F C Tufeni's Denzil Marchant in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THFC Youth Academy's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denzil Marchant in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Tonkin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The F C Tufeni fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when F C Tufeni's Denzil Marchant looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rupert Courtney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zackary Haper having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the F C Tufeni players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.